20G Stocking

[biggerfish]

Just found a 20g long in my attic and decided, what the hell, might as well set it up. sooooo i have no idea what to sock it with i don't feel like doing anything boring like bettas, tetras, or mollies. and i have a puffer tank already. so what are some more unique fish that can live in a 20g?

 

[Ninjouzata]

What makes those fish boring to you? Out of curiosity. 
 
- Killifish
- Peacock Gudgeons
- Asian Stone Catfish
- Khuli Loaches
- Spotted Blue-Eyes
- Delicate Blue-Eyes
- Corydoras
- Scarlet Badis
- Indostomus Crocodilus
- Gourami
- Shrimp
- Puffer (Different kind than your current one maybe?)
 
I havn't kept all of these so not sure how interesting they would be to keep, and some might not be very unique, but..there you go?

All I can think of at the moment. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.

 

[biggerfish]

thank you for the ideas, and i have had mollies, tetras, and bettas so many times the thought of them makes me sick lol. i was thinking about doing 1 African butterfly fish (i have some and they are breeding), 1 dwarf gourami. 4 cory cats, and some cherry shrimp. Do you think i could also put a kili fish or 2 in there? i dont keep small fish anymore so i don't know a huge amount about them.

 

[Fishmanic]

2 bolivian rams---cool little fish

 

[Ninjouzata]

I don't know anything at all really about the african butterfly fish.
I've heard others say not to keep them with gourami, and then you also don't want them with small fish..not sure if killis would be too small or not.
 
I'd think the shrimp might get eaten by the killis or gourami, and corys would appreciate being kept in groups of 6+. Hopefully someone else comes in here soon that knows more about compatability/stocking D:

 

[Maehlice]

2 bolivian rams---cool little fish

 
+1.  I LOVE my rams.  I most enjoy that they are aware of and curious about me.

 

[biggerfish]

how will the rams do with the african butterfly? anybody know

 

[Maehlice]

how will the rams do with the african butterfly? anybody know

 
I think they should do fine, since Butterflies are surface dwellers while Rams are bottom-dwellers.  I rarely (if ever) see my Rams near the surface.

 

[biggerfish]

ok thankyou

 

[biggerfish]

how does this sound
1 african butterfly
1 dwarf gourami
2 blue ram
5 longfin tetra, i figure rams are bottom and gourami/butterfly are top so i wanted some mid dwellers (don't worry about filtration i haven't bought one yet so i will get however powerful of one i need).